Recurrent aphthous ulcers in relation to some precipitating factors in Baghdad city
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https://doi.org/10.32828/mdj.v3i4.653Keywords:
Key words: Aphthous ulcers, stress, etiology, precipitating factors.Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the recurrence of aphthous ulcers among
three groups of people in different ages, and to evaluate the most effective
precipitating factors in developing recurrent aphthous ulcers RAU.
The results of this study showed that the stress, allergy, hormonal disturbances,
hematological deficiencies were the most predisposing factors on RAU .About (40-
50%) of patients experience recurrences of the ulcers. Data recorded that RAU was
more common in females than in males and RAU can begin in childhood, but the peak
period for onset is the second decade of life; frequency and severity diminish with
age.
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